DeBlog: How Much Do We Spend On ‘I Voted’ Stickers?

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — It’s probably the most Instagrammed and Facebooked photo of the day: the red “I Voted” sticker. Cindi Houtkooper from Minneapolis emailed, Greg Swan from Chaska tweeted (passed onto me by @CatherineEngel) asking: How much do we spend on the stickers? Who pays for them?

I checked with the Secretary of State’s office, and indeed, the state buys the sticker and distributes them to local election officials.

Turgeon told me the office ordered 4.2 million stickers this year at a cost of $10,182. Some have asked if the stickers are made in the USA, Turgeon said they’re ordered through Office Max. She’s pretty sure she designed them, too (part of her gig at the SOS’s office).